The East Syracuse Minoa school district is putting the former Heman Street Elementary School in East Syracuse up for sale or lease.

The 33,000-square-foot two-story building, built in the late 1930s, last housed a traditional elementary school in 2003. Since then, the building has been used to house alternate educational programs such as ESM's GED program and an after-school program; along with the district's technology support, document printing services and other offices.

"We don't need the building for actual educational purposes," said ESM Superintendent Donna DeSiato. "It's a wise business move for us to sell this building, because along with the money from the sale we also are reducing our overhead costs. "

The building, which sits on a 2.94-acre parcel, has an assessed/market value of $2,160,000, according to Onondaga County tax records.

The district is having the building appraised and hasn't determined an asking price yet, DeSiato said. The building also could be leased, DeSiato said, although the district would prefer to sell it.

ESM will save about $150,000 a year in overhead/maintenance costs on the building, which needs to be renovated.

Proceeds from the sale will likely be reinvested for future capital improvements, and a portion may be used to help the district close the state-aid budget gap next year.

DeSiato said the district's enrollment is stable and there is sufficient space in the buildings if it increases.

Among the programs housed at Heman Street, the district's technology support is relocating to Pine Grove, the GED program and document printing services are now being housed at Park Hill, and the after-school program has relocaed to East Syracuse Elementary.